Girls' name · since 1995
Nayah
631 babies named Nayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayah currently ranks #5825 among girls' names in America, with 631 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Nayah recorded 631 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #5825 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #10,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,825 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 631 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayah ranks #10,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,825 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 631 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayah's 631 recorded births place it above 85.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nayah compares
631 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nayah's all-time total is 68% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 631 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nayah splits its recorded history at 2011: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Nayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Nayah's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (41% of all-time use).
How Nayah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nayah's total volume
Nayah by state
Where Nayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 29 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 26 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.7% |
73 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nayah's data
- Nayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nayahs (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nayah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.